Musina Local Municipality

Musina Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa, and is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa. It borders on Botswana and Zimbabwe. The seat of Musina Local Municipality is Musina.

Musina
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Vhembe
Seat	Musina
Wards	6
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Carol Phiri
Area
• Total	7,577 km^2 (2,925 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	68,359
• Density	9.0/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	94.0%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	4.8%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Venda	52.1%
• Sotho	9.0%
• Northern Sotho	8.2%
• Afrikaans	4.9%
• Other	25.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM341

Sub places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places:[4]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Baobab Tree Reserve	967004010	84.13	189	Venda
Bergview East	967004008	0.47	423	Venda
Bergview West	967004009	0.41	44	Venda
Lost City	967004011	0.57	747	Venda
Mushongoville	967004001	2.54	3,008	Venda
Musina Ext5	967004004	0.19	1,906	Venda
Musina Mine	967004005	3.53	57	Venda
Musina SP	967004007	7.51	4,423	Venda
Nancefield	967004003	5.82	31,133	Venda
Nancefield Ext 2	967004002	0.15	674	Venda
SMG Military Base	967004012	6.35	73	Venda

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	17,603	17,506	35,109	74.5	12	6	18
	Democratic Alliance	3,073	3,030	6,103	12.9	0	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,291	2,322	4,613	9.8	0	3	3
	Congress of the People	200	256	456	1.0	0	0	0
	Others	423	450	873	1.8	0	0	0
Total		23,590	23,564	47,154	100.0	12	12	24
Spoilt votes		227	275	502

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. Lookup Tables - adrianfrith.com
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

External links

• Official homepage